Radiator overflow tank level
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Radiator overflow tank level
What level are you running on yours? Mine seems to be at the minimum or below all the time . I had the dealership look at it when I had a recall done and they said it looks normal. Looks too low to me .
Forgot to mention it’s a 2020 F450 diesel with around 26k on it .
Forgot to mention it’s a 2020 F450 diesel with around 26k on it .
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Never been topped off as far as I know. Has seemed low since new . Doesn’t seem to matter if it’s cold or hot all ways at the minimum level or below.
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In the past trucks I’ve had they will run slightly below mid level . That will leave room for expansion when fluid gets warm.
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I thought mine looked low, so I bought a gallon of premixed Motorcraft coolant (yellow). When I checked, the engine was cold and had not been started for days. When I checked the level while fueling up (very warm engine, towing for hundreds of miles) it was right at the max level. False alarm, coolant is now on the shelf and not in the truck.
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I thought mine looked low, so I bought a gallon of premixed Motorcraft coolant (yellow). When I checked, the engine was cold and had not been started for days. When I checked the level while fueling up (very warm engine, towing for hundreds of miles) it was right at the max level. False alarm, coolant is now on the shelf and not in the truck.
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Do you smell coolant? There were a few 2017 trucks where the owner could smell coolant. The T fittings on the lines that sit on top of the engine were leaking. You could see the residue at the fitting. I haven't heard of that problem on the newer trucks.
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No coolant smell , very familiar with that . I had an 2004 6.0 with its issues and a 2012 6.7 that had a leaking turbo coolant line .
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Yep, there were a lot of us in 2017 with the very slow coolant leak above the alternator due to bad crimp hose clamps. It would leak so little that what did, evaporated when it hit the alternator so no one knew where it was going for a while. But we all had the coolant smell which the OP says he doesn't so probably just a short factory fill. I would just top it up and watch it to see if it disappears again.